Bologna Entertainment

  1. Cantina Bentivoglio

    Bologna's top jazz joint, the Bentivoglio is a jack of all trades. Part wine bar (choose from 500-plus labels), part restaurant and part jazz club (there's live music nightly), this much-loved institution makes for a great night out.

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  2. Chet Baker Jazz Club

    Jazz fiends should make for Cantina Bentivoglio, one of the best jazz venues in town, or Chet Baker Jazz Club, which has live music Tuesdays to Saturdays.

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  3. Estragon

    This large, edge-of-town club (take bus 25 from the main train station) hosts regular concerts; tunes range from electro-pop to hard rock and ska.

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  4. Teatro Comunale

    Bologna has a year-round cultural calendar. Teatro Comunale, where Wagner's works were heard for the first time in Italy, is Bologna's main opera and classical music venue.

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  5. Villa Serena

    Three floors of film screenings and music, live and canned, plus a garden for outdoor chilling.

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